RR Lyrae stars, a lighthouse to the distant Universe and the early evolution of galaxies
The general objective of this project is to exploit the potential of the Gaia mission, combined with the database built by our team in the last years, to bring...
Science and technology for the Ariel mission: IAC contribution
The Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey (Ariel) mission will address the fundamental questions on what exoplanets are made of and how...
Scientific exploitation of Euclid data: Unveiling the rise of complexity in the Universe
Disentangling the properties of matter and dark energy is one of the key problems of current astrophysics. This is the main objective of theEuclid mission...
Scientific exploitation of NIRPS and DESI: high resolution spectroscopy to study exoplanets and the most primitive stars of the Milky Way
Spectroscopy enables key physical insight in the study of exoplanets, stars, galaxies, and the interstellar and intergalactic media. Detailed spectroscopic...
Scientific exploitation of the NIR spectrographs EMIR and MIRADAS at the GTC
This project is proposed with two generic objectives. On the one hand, carry out the initial scientific exploitation of the EMIR and MIRADAS instruments through...
Scientific explotation of the new ESPRESSO, NIRPS and Horus spectrographs for the study of exoplanets and the most primitive stars of the Milky Way
High-resolution, high-stability spectroscopy is crucial for the precise determination of radial velocities and the detailed chemical analysis of stars in...
The last decade, the CoRoT and Kepler/K2 missions have showed the power of asteroseismology in order to determine the fundamental stellar parameters with a...
Main objective of this project is to maximize the scientific exploitation of the unique capabilities of SONG (Stellar Observations Network Group) high-precision...